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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Fireplace/Mantel Decor Changes

Well, I have been wrong...so sorry about that. I always try so hard to use proper grammar.

According to the internet vocabulary on google:

Though they stem from the same word, a “mantle” today is usually a cloak, while the shelf over a fireplace is most often spelled “mantel.”

So, onward and forward...with something learned today lol. **

Some of you who have followed my blog for a while will remember that this is what our family room looked like after we took possession of the house. Actually, this room is clean compared to what it looked like when we took possession...a time I don't want to ever go back to. It took us 3 entire days to clean out this house with everything that was left. At least two large dumpsters full!

With the help of our contractor and a wonderful carpenter, we had a new mantel built. The new mantel certainly brought a brighter look to the room and it also helped to break up all of the brick.

Here was round one of the mantel decor and recently I have done a few changes...

I found this old rusty wheel at the local antique store and I just thought it was such an interesting piece...my husband was stunned that I actually paid money for it...lol.

We have had this old milk can for years...we have two more around the house in the front entrance and in the hallway. I think they definitely add a vintage touch. I can't wait until it is warm enough to light a fire here. Soon I will be changing this mantel again to add a touch of fall decor to the room, but my decorating "clock" tells me to wait until after Labor Day...not sure why. I may have to drag it all out of the store room and take inventory to prepare because I don't really want to wait!

We finally got some rain today...so thankful.

Hope you are having a great day. Oh, almost forgot to mention, my camera seems to be making my pictures kind of fuzzy so I apologize. I need to figure out what setting it is on...and change it!

My old camera that I loved was dropped on the mountainside in Colorado this summer and soon after was placed to rest...bummer.

Hope you will bring one of your projects or posts to my first Potpourri Friday Party this week - Friday, September 2. Link-up starts on Thursday afternoon. Without a doubt, your participation will help make the party better!

Looks great! I think you have a way with the mantel. I find it notoriously hard to vignette properly....But all of your incarnations are wonderful. And the new fireplace surround was the perfect addition. I can see your home is lucky to have you! *winks* Vanna

Hey friend! Your mantel (that's the correct spelling right?LOL!) looks just gorgeous! That last picture looks like something out of magazine. :-) Thanks so much for sharing this (and your mudroom) with us at Inspiration Friday this week!Vanessa

What an awesome fireplace transformation! That was so cool to see! I love your mantel display too! Your comment about your hubby not understanding why you would pay money for the rusty wheel cracked me up! My husband it the same way. One time when I brought home a wonderfully chippy old cabinet he was horrified and said they should have paid ME to take it away from them, lol.

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